Low dose radiation risks

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 910, 2003, Pages 674-677

  Dendy, P P ^a   Brugmans, M J P ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; RADIUM; RADON;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER; CANCER MODEL; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL GROWTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADON; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142028959     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/62523154     Document Type: Note

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